By FRANK H. MASON, R.B.A.
A Book of British Ships
Written and Illustrated by FRANK H. MASON, R.B.A.
The aim of this book is to present, in a form that will readily appealto boys, a comprehensive account of British shipping, both naval andmercantile, and to trace its development from the old wooden walls ofNelson's time down to the Dreadnoughts and high-speed ocean liners ofto-day. All kinds of British ships, from the battleship to the trawler,are dealt with, and the characteristic points of each type of vessel areexplained.